Search Results - "Bengsen, Andrew"

A comparison of fragmenting lead-based and lead-free bullets for aerial shooting of wild pigs by Hampton, Jordan O, Eccles, Grant, Hunt, Rob, Bengsen, Andrew J, Perry, Andrew L, Parker, Steve, Miller, Corissa J, Joslyn, Steve K, Stokke, Sigbjørn, Arnemo, Jon M, Hart, Quentin

“…In response to the health threats posed by toxic lead to humans, scavenging wildlife and the environment, there is currently a focus on transitioning from…”
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A Before‐After Control‐Impact experiment reveals that culling reduces the impacts of invasive deer on endangered peatlands by Comte, Sebastien, Bengsen, Andrew J., Thomas, Elaine, Bennett, Ami, Davis, Naomi E., Brown, Daniel, Forsyth, David M.

“…Invasive deer have undesirable impacts on native ecosystems. Culling is commonly used to reduce those impacts, but is expensive and sometimes controversial. It…”
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Intensive professional vehicle-based shooting provides local control of invasive rusa deer in a peri-urban landscape by Comte, Sebastien, Bengsen, Andrew J., Cunningham, Calum X., Dawson, Michelle, Pople, Anthony R., Forsyth, David M.

“…Non-native deer are becoming increasingly common in peri-urban landscapes, where they pose a risk to the health and wellbeing of people. Professional…”
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Expanding the use of portable XRF to monitor lead exposure in an Australian duck species two decades after a ban on lead shot by Nzabanita, Damien, Hampton, Jordan O., Toop, Simon D., Bengsen, Andrew J., Specht, Aaron J., Flesch, Jason S., Hufschmid, Jasmin, Nugegoda, Dayanthi

“…There is growing worldwide recognition of the threat posed by toxic lead for wildlife and humans. Lead toxicity from ammunition has been shown to be a threat…”
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Methodology matters when estimating deer abundance: a global systematic review and recommendations for improvements by Forsyth, David M., Comte, Sebastien, Davis, Naomi E., Bengsen, Andrew J., Côté, Steeve D., Hewitt, David G., Morellet, Nicolas, Mysterud, Atle

“…Deer (Cervidae) are key components of many ecosystems and estimating deer abundance or density is important to understanding these roles. Many field methods…”
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Portable X-ray fluorescence for bone lead measurements of Australian eagles by Hampton, Jordan O., Specht, Aaron J., Pay, James M., Pokras, Mark A., Bengsen, Andrew J.

“…Lead (Pb) toxicity from ammunition has been shown to be a threat to scavenging birds across the globe. Toxic levels of lead have recently been found in…”
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Can recreational hunting contribute to pest mammal control on public land in Australia? by Bengsen, Andrew J., Sparkes, Jessica

“…Natural resource management agencies in many countries take advantage of recreational hunting to manage the impacts or abundance of mammal populations that…”
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Estimating deer density and abundance using spatial mark–resight models with camera trap data by Bengsen, Andrew J., Forsyth, David M., Ramsey, Dave S. L., Amos, Matt, Brennan, Michael, Pople, Anthony R., Comte, Sebastien, Crittle, Troy

“…Globally, many wild deer populations are actively studied or managed for conservation, hunting, or damage mitigation purposes. These studies require reliable…”
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Born to roam? Surveying cat owners in Tasmania, Australia, to identify the drivers and barriers to cat containment by McLeod, Lynette J., Hine, Donald W., Bengsen, Andrew J.

“…•Many cat-owners do not prevent their pets from roaming.•Interventions encouraging containment should address main driver and barrier factors.•Our results…”
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Assessing the impact of different persuasive messages on the intentions and behaviour of cat owners: A randomised control trial by McLeod, Lynette J., Hine, Donald W., Bengsen, Andrew J., Driver, Aaron B.

“…•Cat-owners are under increasing pressure to prevent their pets from roaming.•Persuasive communication is a key element of any behaviour change…”
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Impacts and management of wild pigs Sus scrofa in Australia by Bengsen, Andrew J., Gentle, Matthew N., Mitchell, James L., Pearson, Hayley E., Saunders, Glen R.

“…Globally, wild or feral pigs Sus scrofa are a widespread and important pest. Mitigation of their impacts requires a sound understanding of those impacts and…”
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Using a General Index Approach to Analyze Camera-Trap Abundance Indices by Bengsen, Andrew J, Leung, Luke K.-P, Lapidge, Steven J, Gordon, Iain J

“…The lack of variance estimates constrain the utility of abundance indices calculated from camera-trap data. We adapted a General Index model, which allows…”
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Artificial illumination reduces bait-take by small rainforest mammals by Bengsen, Andrew J., Leung, Luke K.-P., Lapidge, Steven J., Gordon, Iain J.

“…Small mammals often moderate their foraging behaviour in response to cues indicating a high local predation risk. We assessed the ability of cues associated…”
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Do Fecal Odors from Native and Non-native Predators Cause a Habitat Shift Among Macropods? by Tarnya E. Cox, Peter J. Murray, Andrew J. Bengsen, Graham P. Hall, Xiuhua Li

“…Predator-odor-based repellents have benefits as humane, non-lethal management tools that may reduce the need for lethal control in some areas. Macropods (such…”
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Correction: Ecological factors influencing invasive predator survival and movement: insights from a continental-scale study of feral cats in Australia by Menon, Vishnu, McGregor, Hugh, Giljohann, Kate, Wintle, Brendan, Pascoe, Jack, Robley, Alan, Johnston, Michael, Fancourt, Bronwyn, Bengsen, Andrew, Buckmaster, Tony, Comer, Sarah, Hamer, Rowena, Friend, Tony, Jansen, Jeroen, Zewe, Frances, Fleming, Peter, Ballard, Guy, Moseby, Katherine, Gentle, Matthew, Scomparin, Cyril, Speed, James, Clausen, Lucy, Le Pla, Mark, Hradsky, Bronwyn

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Ecological factors influencing invasive predator survival and movement: insights from a continental-scale study of feral cats in Australia by Menon, Vishnu, McGregor, Hugh, Giljohann, Kate, Wintle, Brendan, Pascoe, Jack, Robley, Alan, Johnston, Michael, Fancourt, Bronwyn, Bengsen, Andrew, Buckmaster, Tony, Comer, Sarah, Hamer, Rowena, Friend, Tony, Jansen, Jeroen, Zewe, Frances, Fleming, Peter, Ballard, Guy, Moseby, Katherine, Gentle, Matthew, Scomparin, Cyril, Speed, James, Clausen, Lucy, Le Pla, Mark, Hradsky, Bronwyn

“…Feral cats ( Felis catus ) pose a significant global threat to biodiversity, primarily through predation, disease and competition. A key gap in parameterizing…”
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Roles for the Canidae in food webs reviewed: Where do they fit? by Fleming, Peter J.S., Nolan, Huw, Jackson, Stephen M., Ballard, Guy-Anthony, Bengsen, Andrew, Brown, Wendy Y., Meek, Paul D., Mifsud, Gregory, Pal, Sunil K., Sparkes, Jessica

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Camera trap surveys to evaluate pest animal control operations by Bengsen, Andrew, Robinson, Rhett, Chaffey, Cameron, Gavenlock, Jason, Hornsby, Vanessa, Hurst, Rob, Fosdick, Mark

“…Many camera trap surveys aiming to detect the effects of management actions on pest animal populations are not as useful as they could be, because they do not…”
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Impacts and management of wild pigs S us scrofa in A ustralia by Bengsen, Andrew J., Gentle, Matthew N., Mitchell, James L., Pearson, Hayley E., Saunders, Glen R.

“…Globally, wild or feral pigs S us scrofa are a widespread and important pest. Mitigation of their impacts requires a sound understanding of those impacts and…”
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Testing target-specific bait delivery for controlling feral pigs in a tropical rainforest by Bengsen, Andrew, Leung, Luke, Lapidge, Steven, Gordon, Iain

“…Summary Mitigation of feral pig (Sus scrofa) impacts in Australia’s Wet Tropics World Heritage Area has been impeded by the lack of a target‐specific method…”
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